Chapter Summaries

After reaching Dou Wang, Xiao Yan tried to refine the Falling Heart Flame while protecting the unconscious Ruoruo, but the flame’s counterattack overwhelmed him. Ruoruo woke, rescued him, and pressed him onto the lotus platform with a teasing question.

• Xiao Yan realized he had advanced to Dou Wang and put Ruoruo inside the Green Lotus Platform for protection.
• Xiao Yan removed his barrier and used the Void Spirit Devouring Flame to draw the Falling Heart Flame’s Origin Flame into his body.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Origin Flame and used pills and hand seals to suppress it, but the Falling Heart Flame battered its own body and disrupted his control.
• Ruoruo woke and used her Pure Water Physique to soothe Xiao Yan, then brought him back onto the lotus platform.
• Ruoruo pressed Xiao Yan down and asked whether he thought she looked good.

While Xiao Yan absorbed the Heavenly Flames, Hun Ruoruo provoked his Heart Flame and offered herself, but he stopped to ask whether she truly liked him. She admitted she could not love him yet and revealed that her awakened Divine Bloodline was forcing her back to her clan, then begged him to help destroy it.

• Hun Ruoruo teased Xiao Yan as Falling Heart Flame’s Heart Flame scorched him, and he struggled to keep control while absorbing the Heavenly Flames.
• Hun Ruoruo said she was using Xiao Yan and guided him toward intimacy, but he stopped and asked whether she liked him.
• Hun Ruoruo said she could not like him yet, despite her special attachment to him, and privately feared that loving him would make her afraid to risk her life.
• Hun Ruoruo showed Xiao Yan scars on her wrist and explained that her Divine Bloodline had awakened again, compelling her to return to her clan.
• Hun Ruoruo begged Xiao Yan to help destroy her Divine Bloodline so she would not be controlled or forced back to the clan.

Hun Ruoruo tried to seduce Xiao Yan so he could remove his Fire poison and help her destroy her Divine Bloodline, but he refused to take advantage of her sacrifice. Xiao Yan kissed her and used her Water attribute Dou Qi to suppress the Fire poison, leaving them closer as he vowed to protect and pursue her.

• Hun Ruoruo clung to Xiao Yan and offered herself to help remove his Fire poison, while he struggled to resist the Falling Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan realized Hun Ruoruo planned to destroy her Divine Bloodline to buy time against her father, Hun Tiandi, and refused to let her sacrifice herself.
• When Hun Ruoruo tried to tear off her Daoist Robe, Xiao Yan stopped her and spat out his tongue, which he had bitten off to keep control of himself.
• Xiao Yan told Hun Ruoruo he wanted her to like him, vowed to protect and pursue her, and kissed her.
• Xiao Yan guided Hun Ruoruo's Water attribute Dou Qi into his body, where it melted the Fire poison into pure energy.

On the Lotus platform in the Heart Flame World, Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo shared their first kiss, leaving Hun Ruoruo unable to bring herself to leave him. After Xiao Yan explained that he had kissed her to use her Water attribute Dou Qi against the Fire poison, she gave him a way to absorb it.

• Xiao Yan released Hun Ruoruo after kissing her, and she scolded him for his aggressive behavior.
• Xiao Yan teased Hun Ruoruo about their kiss, and she playfully kicked at him before they settled into a lighter mood.
• Xiao Yan asked Hun Ruoruo to help him absorb the Heavenly Flame so it would not produce more Fire poison.
• Hun Ruoruo realized Xiao Yan had kissed her to use the origin Dou Qi in her dantian to eliminate the Fire poison.
• Hun Ruoruo placed the piece of flesh on Xiao Yan's tongue and wrapped it in her pure Water attribute Dou Qi, calling it his reward.

More than half a month after Jia Nan Academy’s destruction, Su Qian learned that Falling Heart Flame had stopped attacking its seal and was instead destroying things inside its lair. Within the Heart Flame World, Hun Ruoruo kept unconscious Xiao Yan safe as the Green Lotus Platform melted and its energy helped their cultivation recover, leaving her on the verge of a breakthrough to Dou Zong.

• Elder Liu told Su Qian that Falling Heart Flame had grown more violent but that the barrier was stable, and reported its strange destruction of things within its lair.
• Su Qian ordered the elders not to let Falling Heart Flame break the seal and asked them to comfort Old Man Huo, who had lost the two students he cherished.
• After receiving origin Dou Qi from Hun Ruoruo, Xiao Yan lost consciousness from the strain of refining the flame.
• The Green Lotus Platform melted into a liquid that absorbed Xiao Yan’s stored treasures and Hun Ruoruo’s robe, then replenished the pair’s Dou Qi.
• Hun Ruoruo embraced unconscious Xiao Yan to protect him from the Fire Python, and the resulting energy flow pushed her close to breaking through to Dou Zong.

Xiao Yan woke after absorbing the Falling Heart Flame and discovered that his body and cultivation had been transformed, reaching high-stage Dou Wang. He found Hun Ruoruo naked in his arms and was caught admiring her figure when she woke and teased him.

• The Falling Heart Flame and a pure, gentle energy repeatedly destroyed and repaired Xiao Yan, tempering his body, soul, and talent.
• Xiao Yan woke with a powerful heartbeat and discovered that his cultivation had risen to high-stage Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan noticed that he was holding a naked Hun Ruoruo and stared at her figure.
• Hun Ruoruo opened her eyes, teased Xiao Yan about his thoughts, and greeted him as her senior brother.

After spending more than half a year recovering and refining the Sea Heart Flame, Hun Ruoruo regained her vitality while Xiao Yan reached Dou King Peak. As she teased him in their underground refuge, their embrace took an unexpected turn that left Hun Ruoruo frozen in alarm.

• Hun Ruoruo revealed that over half a year had passed while they healed, absorbed Heavenly Flames, and strengthened their bodies.
• Hun Ruoruo said Xiao Yan's Green Lotus Platform had replenished her blood and vitality, and the blue light in her eyes showed that she had refined the Sea Heart Flame.
• Hun Ruoruo explained that the Falling Heart Flame's remaining energy could raise both their cultivations, and Xiao Yan agreed to prepare to absorb it.
• Hun Ruoruo used her shadowy wings to bind Xiao Yan and pulled him close, admitting she was worried they would be seen.
• Hun Ruoruo secretly celebrated outsmarting Xiao Yan, then froze when she felt a burning sensation between her legs.

After refining the Falling Heart Flame, Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo sheltered in the Molten Lava World while adjusting to the awkward aftermath of their kiss and the Heavenly Flame’s effects. Xiao Yan began cultivating toward Dou Huang, and Hun Ruoruo noticed his arousal as she approached to help him.

• Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo changed clothes in their cramped shelter, while Hun Ruoruo warned him not to peek and Xiao Yan struggled to hide his physical reaction.
• Hun Ruoruo wondered whether Xiao Yan’s kiss had left a mark on her heart, then flustered herself by insisting she had profited from it.
• Xiao Yan absorbed energy from the Colorless Fire Python’s remains and considered whether the Fierce Heaven Art could eventually let him challenge the highest-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan used the Fierce Heaven Art to draw in energy and declared that he would reach Dou Huang.
• Hun Ruoruo came over to help Xiao Yan cultivate, noticed the bulge beneath him, and wondered if it was a side effect of devouring a Heavenly Flame.

Hun Ruoruo helped Xiao Yan absorb and refine the energy left by Falling Heart Flame, while their water-and-fire powers showed signs of fusing. Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Huang realm, and Hun Ruoruo gave him a mysterious Storage Ring that he was forbidden to open around anyone else.

• Hun Ruoruo purified Falling Heart Flame's mixed energy and discovered that Sea Heart Flame helped her water and Xiao Yan's fire energies begin to merge.
• Hun Ruoruo confessed her affection to the meditating Xiao Yan, and the two absorbed the purified energy, raising her cultivation to mid-stage Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan refined the remaining energy to temper his Dou Qi and prepare for a breakthrough, while Hun Ruoruo secretly decided to give him a Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Huang realm, and the shockwave startled Hun Ruoruo as she hastily covered herself.
• Hun Ruoruo gave Xiao Yan a high-grade Storage Ring and warned him to open it only when he was alone, leaving him curious about what it contained.

Mu Gu learned that a Dou Zun had destroyed his projection in the Black Corner Region, but the Soul Hall Hall Master forbade him from pursuing the matter. The chapter ended with the branch hall’s elder stunned by the order, “Do not touch Jia Nan!”

• Mu Gu discussed his destroyed projection and dismissed the Heavenly Snake Mansion as a possible culprit.
• Mu Gu hurled a Heavenly Protector toward a formation, but the branch hall’s elder intervened and rescued him.
• The branch hall’s elder sent the protectors away and asked Mu Gu why he had not sought revenge in the Black Corner Region.
• Mu Gu said the Hall Master had restricted him and revealed the order, “Do not touch Jia Nan!”
• The branch hall’s elder reacted with profound astonishment to the Hall Master’s command.

Mu Gu persuaded Star Seizer to pursue the expert who destroyed his Dou Zun Projection, hoping to seize Heavenly Flames, while Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo discussed finding a stronger body to resurrect Yao Chen. Hun Ruoruo then suggested they leave the Heart Flame World and go home.

• Mu Gu told the old man that the Hall Master had forbidden anyone from targeting Jia Nan Academy and revealed that his surviving Soul Imprint had recorded a Black Lotus, a violet-gold rift, and a sea of blood.
• Mu Gu offered to share Cultivation Techniques and Dou Skills with Star Seizer in exchange for help capturing the mysterious expert and claiming Heavenly Flames, and Star Seizer agreed.
• Star Seizer vanished after agreeing, and Mu Gu resolved to pursue the Black Gold Flame and Sea Heart Flame so he could advance his cultivation.
• In the Inner Academy's Heart Flame World, Xiao Yan wondered whether his collected Heavenly Flames meant Yao Chen's resurrection could begin, and Hun Ruoruo reminded him that his alchemy rank still lagged behind.
• Hun Ruoruo suggested that finding a body stronger than the minimum Dou Zong corpse could let Yao Chen return with greater cultivation, and Xiao Yan vowed to seek the best possible body for his teacher.
• Hun Ruoruo pointed upward and asked Xiao Yan whether it was time for them to go home.

Xiao Yu mourned Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo at the statues outside the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower until they suddenly emerged alive after nearly two years inside the Heart Flame World. Their reunion left Xiao Yan battered and ignored as everyone rushed to comfort Hun Ruoruo.

• Xiao Yu reflected on the Xiao Family’s losses while looking at the statues of Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo.
• Zi Yan tried to cheer Xiao Yu up, and Xiao Yu wondered whether the pair might still be alive.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo walked out of the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and greeted Xiao Yu and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yu and Zi Yan rushed toward Xiao Yan, whose attempt to stop them sent him flying into his statue.
• Zi Yan and Xiao Yu crowded around Hun Ruoruo, who comforted Zi Yan and teased Xiao Yan by offering to have him refine pills.

After reuniting with Hun Ruoruo, Xiao Yu teased her about her relationship with Xiao Yan and misunderstood her explanation about how she had regained her vitality. The misunderstanding led Xiao Yu to confront Xiao Yan with a whip, while Hun Ruoruo slipped away from the growing crowd.

• Xiao Yu admired Hun Ruoruo’s restored appearance and asked her to call her Sister Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu told Hun Ruoruo she knew she was the Young Clan Leader’s wife and asked whether Xiao Yan had taken advantage of her in the tower.
• Hun Ruoruo said her current appearance came from being nourished by Senior Brother and insisted Xiao Yan had only acted under the circumstances.
• Xiao Yu took out her whip, and the surrounding students recognized her, Hun Ruoruo, and Xiao Yan as famous figures.
• Hun Ruoruo fled the crowd as Xiao Yu threatened Xiao Yan and demanded an explanation.

After returning to the Inner Academy, Xiao Yan caught up with Xiao Yu and learned what had happened to the Demon Hall and the Xiao Family while he was gone. He returned to his old room and discovered the surprising contents of the Storage Ring Hun Ruoruo had given him.

• Rumors spread across the Inner Academy that Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo had returned, and Xiao Yu led them away from the crowd.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Yan that the Demon Hall's original plaque had been destroyed and that Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei had been handling contact with the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yu warned Xiao Yan to give Hun Ruoruo a proper place by his side, while Xiao Yan assured her that he had no second thoughts about Ruoruo.
• Xiao Yan found a note on the courtyard door telling him to keep out, then hurried to his old room and found it clean behind a Purifying Dust Barrier.
• Xiao Yan examined the Storage Ring Hun Ruoruo had given him and pulled out a small piece of white cloth, leaving him stunned.

Xiao Yan struggled with what to do about the intimate gift Hun Ruoruo had left in his Storage Ring, then went looking for her. He found Hun Ruoruo, Zi Yan, and Elder Huo in the Alchemy Department, where his arrival startled Hun Ruoruo.

• News of Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo's return spread through Jia Nan Academy, but the pair stayed hidden in the Demon Hall.
• Xiao Yan woke at the Old Freshman Pavilion and agonized over whether to return Hun Ruoruo's gift, eventually deciding to keep it and seek her out.
• In the Alchemy Department, Zi Yan mocked Elder Huo after his medicine cauldron exploded, comparing his alchemy unfavorably with Xiao Yan's.
• Zi Yan mentioned Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames and the Falling Heart Flame, drawing Hun Ruoruo's attention.
• Xiao Yan entered the alchemy room wearing the shining Storage Ring, and Hun Ruoruo stared at him in alarm.

Xiao Yan returned and reunited with Elder Huo, then teased Hun Ruoruo as she tried to keep her distance. When Elder Huo raised Xiao Yan’s promise to help her refine pills with the Heavenly Flames, Xiao Yan asked Hun Ruoruo to give him a chance.

• Xiao Yan arrived at Elder Huo’s room, and Elder Huo welcomed him back with relief.
• Xiao Yan sat beside Hun Ruoruo, but she moved Zi Yan between them to keep him away.
• Elder Huo reminded Xiao Yan of his promise to use the Heavenly Flames to help Hun Ruoruo refine pills.
• Hun Ruoruo said the promise still stood and offered to return the Sea Heart Flame if Xiao Yan failed.
• Xiao Yan approached Hun Ruoruo and asked her to give him a chance.

Hun Ruoruo began refining a Bigu Pill under Xiao Yan’s guidance, revealing an extraordinary talent for alchemy despite her lack of experience. When she could not merge the ingredients without Wood Qi, Xiao Yan supplied it through his Dou Qi, helping her continue and telling her she would never need to envy anyone again.

• Hun Ruoruo nervously prepared to refine medicine with the Quenching Flame Cauldron, and Xiao Yan teased her before agreeing to guide her.
• Xiao Yan arranged the ingredients and a Tier 2 Magic Core, while Elder Huo warned that attempting a Bigu Pill without foundational practice was risky.
• Hun Ruoruo converted her Water attribute Dou Qi into flames on her first try, astonishing Elder Huo with her talent.
• Hun Ruoruo struggled to merge the medicinal liquids with the Autumn Fruit because she lacked Wood attribute Qi.
• Xiao Yan pressed his hands to Hun Ruoruo’s back and channeled Dou Qi through her, producing a trace of Wood Qi with the help of Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan quietly told Hun Ruoruo that she would never need to envy anyone again.

Hun Ruoruo successfully refined a Bigu Pill with Xiao Yan's help, then asked Elder Huo about treasures that could restore Old Man Yao's soul. Elder Huo suggested Maple City, and Hun Ruoruo and Xiao Yan left the academy discussing their gifts and what they would do next.

• Hun Ruoruo completed her first attempt at refining a Tier 2 Bigu Pill, and Xiao Yan complained when she hid it from him.
• Elder Huo praised Hun Ruoruo's alchemy and spoke reverently of the senior who had guided Venerable Yao.
• Hun Ruoruo explained that Old Man Yao's soul was still asleep and asked Elder Huo about soul-restoring treasures.
• Elder Huo said the Inner Academy had few such treasures and suggested Maple City as a place to look.
• As they walked back, Hun Ruoruo told Xiao Yan she would keep his gift if he kept hers for her alone.

Three days after recovering, Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo discussed Jia Nan Academy’s support for a campaign against the Black Corner Region with First Elder Su Qian. After learning that hidden powers may stand behind the Gold Silver Alliance, Ruoruo asked Su Qian to examine them for graduation, leaving him shaken by her strength.

• Su Qian offered to make Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo honorary elders, but Xiao Yan declined the position for the time being.
• Su Qian revealed that the Gold Silver Elders had seized Maple City and the Blood Sect’s spoils and formed the Gold Silver Alliance while the academy recovered from its losses.
• Hun Ruoruo warned Xiao Yan and Su Qian that the Black Corner Region concealed powerful figures and that the Gold Silver Elders might be their puppets.
• Hun Ruoruo declared that the Gold Silver Alliance would pay for taking their property, and her sudden aura nearly overwhelmed Su Qian.
• Hun Ruoruo asked Su Qian to serve as examiner for her and Xiao Yan’s graduation assessment, leaving him wondering how they had cultivated at the bottom of the tower.

Hun Ruoruo concealed the academy’s forces as they entered the Black Corner Region, where Xiao Yan proposed infiltrating the Blood Sect and Maple City using Han Feng’s and Fan Lao’s tokens. The forces split to attack both strongholds, and Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo parted with a promise to reunite after defeating their enemies.

• Hun Ruoruo’s mastered Disguise Dou Technique concealed the group above the Black Corner Region, and Xiao Yan argued against launching a direct assault.
• Zi Yan urged the group to attack openly, but Xiao Yan revealed Han Feng’s and Fan Lao’s Storage Rings and proposed using their tokens to infiltrate the Blood Sect and Maple City.
• The group split in two, with Xiao Yan leading the weaker force toward the Blood Sect and Hun Ruoruo leading Su Qian, First Elder, and several elites toward Maple City.
• Hun Ruoruo asked Xiao Yan about his odds against the Gold Silver Elders, and he declared he was certain to win.
• Xiao Yan cautioned Hun Ruoruo against using the Blood Sea at the cost of her vitality, and she teased him before calling him her dear husband.